Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-02
CEMETERY ROAD.
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION OF
$4,000 MADE AND APPROVED.
A creditabls Highway to Connect this
City and the National
Cemetery.

The President yesterday signed the
bill appropriating S25, 900 for the con-
struction of a road connecting the Ma
tional cemetery below Richmond with
the eastern limits Of the city.
This cemetery is located in Henrico
county, southeast of the city, and esti-
mated to be three miles from the Capl-
tol. It is substantially enclosed, hand
somely laid out, and provided with q
keeper and keepers houses, and great
care has been taken TO make it attrac-
tive and to evidence the interest taken
by the nation in the graves OF its sol
diers. 1t contains eight acres, Is near.
" an exact square, and has entsmbed
in it 6,542 bodies.
A representative Of the Dispatch has
been shown drawing from the War
Department at Washington of the pro-
posed bed of the road. This paper is
in the possession OF Mr. w. l.. Cowar-
din, who was largely instrumental IN
getting up memorials, with large num-
bers of signers TO them, praying Con
gress to make the appropriation. These
papers were presented in the lower
branch of Congress by Hon. George ID.
Wise, the faithful representative from
this district, who is ever on the lookout
and ready to perform any duty that Is
calculated to result in the accomplish
ment of good to his constituents.
ROUTE OF THE ROAD.
The road will run nearly north OF
west, and is designed to be fifty feet
wide in its bed, with fifty feet addi-
tional right of way for borders, &c,
and will, besides furnishing easy access
TO the cemetery for many citizens and
northern visitors who sojourn here foI
the object Of seeing, among Other
things, this ground, give to the citizens
of Henrico an eligible and central ac
cess to the city, and to our citizens 8
beautiful drive. The roadway is de
signed to cross Gillie's creek about fifty
Yards above the two branches that in
iersect this stream on either side, about
800 yards above where straight lin,
projected from Broad street wOulc
cross the creek, and after passing {
short distance across and over the val
lev makes curve to the south, passes
along the margin of the valley and NJ
the hill to the eastern terminus of Bro@C
street at CmmborazO Park. But be
fore the road makes this curve it is in
tended to intersect a street proposed t.
be constructed from Rockets - TIM
portion of Church Hill that has nov n
outlet toward the country eastward iroI
the city, where Marshall, Clay, Leigh
Mason. Otis, Pendleton, aud otIe
streets terminate. Thus tbs plan vii
virtually connect the Cemetery roE
with Mason or Leigh strsst that wtl
continue it to Church Hill avenne,
giving the road by far the easier grades
ms well as the more central inBresS +
the city.
THE CONEECC;NG STREET.
This new street from Rockets, b,
the route referred 10, has been sug
gcsted by Colonel Cutshaw, City En-
gineer. and is crcditable TO him as 81
officer, studying the interests and con
venicnce OF the inhabitants of Rich
mond at all points. Such street, o
some communication with the cOuntr.
from the eastern margin of Churc
hill, of easy grade and firmly bedded
has long been needed, and, in the opin
ion of some, more SO than any h;ghwa
of the city that has been conserved c
for twenty-five years.
The original plan of the Cemeter
road was to run II so as TO connect wit
Mason street and Church-Hil avenue
and this route was indicated by resC
luton of the City Council several year
ego and this body will no doubt carr
out its purpose of eventually consum
mating this work by the intended rout
as promotiye Of the convenience {
the general public as well as furnish
ing an important consideration t
them-oasy grades and central pos
ton. 1t was easy to see that a Unite
states engineer was attracted by tn
effect of connecting the Cemetery roa
with Cbimborazo PGrk-a park equ.
in beauty of elevation and perspectiy
to any certainly in this part OF th
country. But this park Will, it
thought by many, be extended 50 as
give to it greater compass and variet